Isaiah 19:7
5 The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.
6 The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.
8 Then the fishermen will mourn, all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.
9 The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.
- KJV
- The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.
- WEB
- The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
- ASV
- The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
- DARBY
- The meadows by the Nile, on the banks of the Nile, and everything sown by the Nile, shall be dried up, be driven away, and be no [more].
- BLB
- the rushes by the River, upon the mouth of the River, and every sown field of the River will wither; it will be driven away and [be] no more.
- ÅB
- engene ved strømmen, ved strømmens bredd, og alt åkerland ved strømmen tørker bort, spredes av vinden og er ikke mere.
- OTB
- Papyrusen ved Nilen, ved elvebredden, og alle de tilsådde markene ved Nilen skal bli tørre, bli drevet bort, og være borte.
- B1930
- engene ved strømmen, ved strømmens bredd, og alt akerland ved strømmen tørker bort, spredes av vinden og er ikke mere.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 14:4
The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
Read in contextIsaiah 23:3
On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.
Read in contextIsaiah 32:20
Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.
Read in contextJoel 1:17–18
The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.
Read in contextEzekiel 19:13
Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
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